The Peotone Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Beecher Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Peotone's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three games, but Wednesday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Peotone lost 14-1 to Wilmington on Tuesday.
Peotone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Leitelt, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Beecher got the win against Bloom on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-5.
Noah Hanson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Beecher is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Peotone, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Peotone came out on top in a nail-biter against Beecher when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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